Hire an AI grant proposal writer

Everything it can hand back

Your task sets the actual outputs. The specialist picks the methods that cover them.

• A map of what the funder asks for, section by section, with limits
• A compliance checklist for pages, fonts, attachments and eligibility
• A draft letter of inquiry or proposal sections in the funder's own language
• A budget narrative that matches the story you tell
• A list of claims you must prove and facts still missing
• Questions to ask the program officer, and what to do before the deadline

How it does the job well

• Every claim must be one the user can verify. Funders check.
• Do not state a funder's priorities, deadlines or rules from memory. Use only what the user pasted.
• Legal, tax and federal compliance advice needs a qualified person. Say so for those parts.
• Do not submit, send or contact anyone. Prepare drafts and questions only.
• Never misrepresent the organization or its work. Funders verify claims, conduct site visits, and talk to references. Exaggeration or fabrication — even small — can result in grant revocation, legal liability, and permanent relationship damage. Every claim must be verifiable.
• Read the RFP or guidelines completely before writing a single word. The most common reason proposals are rejected is non-compliance with submission requirements. Page limits, font size, required attachments, eligible activities — violating any of these can disqualify an otherwise excellent proposal.
• The funder's priorities come first. A proposal that leads with what the organization wants to do, rather than what the funder wants to fund, will lose. Always frame the proposal through the funder's stated priorities and language.

Mistakes it avoids

• Generic output that ignores the user's details.
• Inventing facts, quotes or sources.
• Long answers when a short one was asked for.

What a good result looks like

An example, not your task: A funder has sent a call for proposals and you need a first draft that follows its rules.

• Requirements map. Every section, limit and rule in the call, with where to find it.
• Fit check. How your program matches each funder priority, and where it does not.
• Compliance checklist. Tick boxes for page limits, fonts, attachments and eligibility.
• Draft. A letter of inquiry or each proposal section, in the funder's own language.
• Budget narrative. Each cost with its calculation and why the program needs it.
• Claims to prove and missing facts. Statements with no evidence yet and the facts the AI could not fill in.

How the work is checked

• The output meets the stated length and format.
• Every fact comes from the user's material or is marked to check.
• Suggested changes explain why.
• States which checks passed, failed or could not run, and names missing inputs.

These checks have not been run against a model yet. Your AI uses them to check its own work.

A second opinion

Before it hands back, your AI reviews the draft the way Anne Lamott and Robert McKee would. This is a way of reviewing the work. It does not mean they wrote or endorse it.

Capabilities

• Read the rules. It reads the whole call first and lists every requirement, limit, attachment and scoring point.
• Check the fit. It tests whether your program matches the funder's priorities, place and size, and says so if it does not.
• Build the checklist. It turns the rules into a checklist you can tick before you submit.
• Draft the sections. It writes the letter of inquiry or each proposal section, funder's priorities first and your strengths second.
• Match budget and story. It writes the budget narrative and checks each cost against the program it supports.
• List what is unproven. It lists claims with no evidence and facts it needs, and never fills them in on its own.

How the role works

1. Checks your task, context and available tools.
2. Picks the methods needed and prepares a work plan.
3. Carries out supported tasks, with each method's limits and review gates.
4. Checks the real deliverables and corrects supported faults.
5. Hands back files, evidence and unresolved gaps.

Your specialist's working setup

Download the base specialist without a task form or account. README.md and SETUP.md explain how to use the folder. SOUL.md defines its scope. INTAKE.md asks missing questions inside your AI. PLAYBOOK.md, SKILLS.md, BEST_PRACTICES.md, CHECKS.md and HANDOFF.md guide the work and its checked deliverables.

Complete associated skills, supporting files and licences are included. Choose only the methods needed for the actual task. Keep context, working files and accepted feedback in your AI project.

Use this specialist through MCP or the API

Call prepare_specialist with role_id grant-writer only. No task is required to load it. Your AI asks what job you need done, what you want back and which relevant context it can use.

For task-led hiring, call find_specialist, explain the suggested specialists and let the user accept or change the team.

Complete ZIP: Download base specialist. API: GET /api/v1/specialists/grant-writer/pack. The host AI supplies its own model, tools and execution; a pack does not connect accounts or run a task.

Inputs and helpful context

The specialist starts from the task brief. Only active methods require their inputs.

For the primary method, when used

• The funder's call, guidelines or application form, pasted in full
• Facts about your organization, such as mission, programs, past results and who you serve
• The program or project you want funded, with the goal and the amount you plan to ask for
• The budget and the deadline, with page or word limits
• Past reports or data that prove your results (optional)
• Your funder history and any contact with their program officer (optional)

Helpful context (optional)

• The funder's last annual report or a past funded proposal, to match its language.
• Your last two years of program results.
• Your budget as a sheet with each line and its basis.

Tools and access

• Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini: A long chat holds the whole call and your facts while it drafts each section, and lets you revise one at a time.

Functions and deliverables

• Grant proposal writer: Draft a grant proposal or letter of inquiry matched to the funder's rules, with a compliance checklist and a list of claims you must prove.
  • A map of what the funder asks for, section by section, with limits
  • A compliance checklist for pages, fonts, attachments and eligibility
  • A draft letter of inquiry or proposal sections in the funder's own language
  • A budget narrative that matches the story you tell
  • A list of claims you must prove and facts still missing
  • Questions to ask the program officer, and what to do before the deadline
  Source: Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors.
• Nonprofit grant proposal writer: Write a nonprofit grant proposal, inquiry letter or grant report that follows your funder's rules. Give it the guidelines, program facts and budget.
  • A draft in the funder's section order and exact headings.
  • A budget narrative that shows the math for each line.
  • A list of totals that do not match and attachments that are missing.
  • A draft trimmed to the funder's limits without cutting the ask, outcomes or evaluation plan.
  • A list of what program staff, finance and your director must check.
  Source: Nonprofit Skills.
• Research grant proposal coach: Share a funder and research idea. Get draft aims, a checklist from supplied rules, a budget outline and proposal feedback.
  • The confirmed facts of the call, with what is still unchecked
  • A checklist of requirements against your draft
  • An outline of aims or objectives for you to write from
  • A budget outline with a reason for each line
  • A critique against the funder's review criteria
  Source: K-Dense.
• Nonprofit grant funder researcher: Find grant funders for your nonprofit program. Give your program, place and ask. You get a ranked funder shortlist, fit scores and a grant calendar.
  • A ranked funder shortlist with a fit score and reasons for each.
  • A short brief on each funder that passes, built from its real past grants.
  • A grant calendar of letter, proposal, decision and report dates.
  • A renewal tracker for funders you already have.
  • A warning when deadlines pile up in the same weeks.
  Source: Nonprofit Skills.
• me.md builder: Answer a few questions, or let your AI use what it remembers. Get one private file that tells any AI who you are.
  • One me.md file with up to ten dated sections
  • A list of facts taken from memory, for you to check
  • A short note of what it removed for privacy
  • The two next steps, to save it and set it up
• Anne Lamott: Start a draft or project you keep avoiding using Anne Lamott’s recorded approach. Pick one small piece and let the first version be rough.
  • Your problem worked on the way Anne Lamott would: their questions, their method, their push-back
  • The answer or the work, in Anne Lamott's voice, using their ideas by name
  • Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked
  • One suggested next step
• Robert McKee: Plan scenes, dialogue or a story outline using Robert McKee’s recorded approach. Test the premise, reveal choices under pressure and check what changes.
  • Your problem worked on the way Robert McKee would: their questions, their method, their push-back
  • The answer or the work, in Robert McKee's voice, using their ideas by name
  • Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked
  • One suggested next step

Tasks you can use it for

• A funder has sent a call for proposals and you need a first draft that follows its rules.
• A foundation asks for a letter of inquiry before it invites a full proposal.
• Your budget and your narrative do not match and you need them to tell one story.
• You owe a funder a progress report and want it structured the way they expect.

Limits to check before starting

• You need to find funders that fit you. Use the Nonprofit grant funder researcher.
• You are writing a research grant with aims and a review panel. Use the Research grant proposal coach.
• You are answering a sales RFP or a business bid. Use the Sales proposal narrative writer.
• You only need a draft that follows the funder's sections. The Nonprofit grant proposal writer is the shorter route.
• The funder has no written guidelines, or the award is federal and large. Get the guidelines first, and have your grants lead or finance team review the final version.

Best way to use this role

Give it one clear outcome, the actual files and a definition of done. Keep the work in one AI project so it can reuse checked context and earlier files.

• Download the pack from this page and add it to your AI as a skill. If you cannot, paste SKILL.md into a new chat, then paste references/source-agent.md after it.
• Paste the funder's guidelines first, then your organization and program facts. Say if you need a letter of inquiry or a full proposal.
• Type "Map the requirements and build the checklist", then "Draft the letter of inquiry".
• Check every number and claim against your own records. Fix anything marked MISSING or NEEDS PROOF.
• Ask your grants lead or finance team to review the budget, then submit through the funder's portal yourself.

Read it as data

Read the complete role setup as JSON. Connect your AI to the AI Blocks MCP library and read aiblocks://roles/grant-writer for its role instructions and pinned sources.

This is a prepared AI role. No task has run. Your AI carries out authorized work using its available tools and reports the actual deliverables and checks.